Wednesday news update: Mother and daughter killed in Mayo crash; tourist dies after Dublin street assault

Mother and young daughter killed in Mayo crash

Two members of the same family died on Tuesday evening when the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry in Co Mayo.

It is understood the deceased were a mother (40s) and her young daughter.

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